Donald Trump issues scathing attack on Keir Starmer following Iran conflict
Donald Trump has told Keir Starmer that he doesn't need his help in the Middle East now that the US has 'already won'.
The US President took to Truth Social to say that he 'will remember' the lack of support for his war in Iran.
Starmer said earlier this week that he stands by his decision not to join the initial US-Israel strikes on Iran last Saturday, as well as not taking part in any direct strikes.
This is despite Britain giving permission for the US to use British bases for defensive strikes on Iranian facilities.
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"The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East," Trump said on Truth.
"That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer.
"But we will remember.
"We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!"
Responding to a question about using UK bases on Air Force One, Trump added: "We don't need them.
"It's not the right time.
"It would have been nice to have them two weeks ago."
After Trump said the British leader was 'not Winston Churchill', Starmer insisted that the UK's relationship with America is still sound.
"The special relationship is in operation right now," Starmer said at a press conference.
"We are working together in the region, the US and the British working together to protect both the US and the British in joint bases, where we're jointly located and we're sharing intelligence on a 24/7 basis in the usual way."
In his column for the Mirror, Starmer said that 'at moments like this, the country needs seriousness, not political games'.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson added: “Since the strikes began, we’ve had British jets in the sky shooting down drowns and have sent additional assets to the region to further reinforce our air defences, including more Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters with drone busting missiles.
“We have been bolstering our UK military presence in the Middle East since January, and we have already deployed capabilities to protect British people and our allies in the region, including Typhoons, F-35 jets, air defence systems and an extra 400 personnel into Cyprus.
“HMS Prince of Wales has always been on very high readiness and we are increasing the preparedness of the carrier, reducing the time it would take to set sail for any deployment.”
Anish Vij